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OLMEC JADE MASKETTE

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Item Details

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Title: OLMEC JADE MASKETTE

Description: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico. 1000 to 400 BCE. A mesmerizing maskette carved from a beautiful blue/green translucent stone created by the Olmec, the oldest major civilization in Mexico, expertly worked with graceful, subtle contours and signature Olmec traits including a jowly face, downturned jaguar mouth, and slanted eyes. The attention to detail on this piece is quite impressive. Expressive lips and cleft palette of the mouth, the full nose with pierced nostrils, and the stylized elliptical-shaped eyes. To the Olmecs, masks and maskettes like this example carried many meanings, not all of which are obvious to us today. The attention to detail on this piece is quite impressive. Note the expressive lips and cleft palette of the jaguar mouth, the full nose with pierced nostrils, the phalange ears, and the stylized elliptical-shaped eyes. To the Olmecs, masks and maskettes like this example carried many meanings, not all of which are obvious to us today; however, scholars surmise that the blue-green color of jade was associated with vibrant growth, renewal, and given the cyclical conception of life and death, rejuvenation after death. Provenance: Ex-private Alan Davis collection, Santa Fe, NM

Date/Period: 1000 - 400 BC

Materials: Jade

Dimensions: Size: 2.4" W x 2.6" H

Reserve: $900.00

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